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Dhaval Shah

Dhaval Shah is an Indian physician-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded PharmEasy, the Mumbai-based online pharmacy and diagnostics company, with Dharmil Sheth in 2015; it became India's first e-pharmacy unicorn in 2021.

Dhavalbhai Patel

Dhavalbhai Patel, born 1986, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has been a Member of the Lok Sabha for Valsad, Gujarat, since 2024.

Dhawalāgiri Zone

Dhawalagiri Zone (धवलागिरी अञ्चल), also spelled Dhaulagiri, was one of Nepal's fourteen administrative zones in the Western Development Region, comprising Baglung, Myagdi, Mustang, and Parbat districts with headquarters at Baglung; abolished in the 2015 reorganization into Gandaki Province.

Dhayl Tarikh Dimashq

Dhayl Tarikh Dimashq (ذيل تاريخ دمشق), the Continuation of the History of Damascus, is an Arabic chronicle by Ibn al-Qalanisi covering Damascus and Syria to 1160.

DHCPv6

DHCPv6, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6, is an IETF client/server protocol that assigns IPv6 addresses, delegated prefixes, and configuration parameters, complementing SLAAC; its current standard is RFC 9915.

Dhee (singer)

Dhee (Dheekshitha Venkadeshan, born 1998) is an Australian-based Indian playback singer in Tamil cinema, stepdaughter of composer Santhosh Narayanan, known for Rowdy Baby, Enjoy Enjaami, and Mutha Mazhai from Thug Life.

Dheena (தீனா)

Dheena (தீனா), also spelled Deena, is a 2001 Tamil action drama directed by A.R. Murugadoss in his debut, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, and Laila; released 14 January 2001, it gave Ajith the 'Thala' nickname and was a box office success.

Dheepan

Dheepan, also called Dheepan (2015 film), is Jacques Audiard's French drama about three Sri Lankan Tamil strangers posing as a family in a Paris banlieue; it won the 2015 Cannes Palme d'Or.

Dheeraj Dhoopar (धीरज धूपर)

Dheeraj Dhoopar (धीरज धूपर), born 1984 in Delhi, is an Indian Hindi-television actor and model known for Prem Bhardwaj in Sasural Simar Ka and Karan Luthra in Kundali Bhagya (2017–2024), plus Sherdil Shergill, Tatlubaaz, and Lock Upp season 2.

Dheeram

Dheeram is a 2025 Malayalam crime thriller directed by Jithin Suresh T. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran as an encounter specialist who investigates pattern killings in Calicut.

Dheeran (2025 film)

Dheeran (ധീരൻ) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy action drama, Devadath Shaji's directorial debut, starring Rajesh Madhavan as Eldhose, a village hero declared dead; released 4 July 2025, 137 minutes, CBFC UA 16+.

Dheeran Chinnamalai

Dheeran Chinnamalai (தீரன் சின்னமலை), born Theerthagiri, was a Palayakkarar chieftain of Kongu Nadu in Tamil country who fought the East India Company and was hanged in 1805.

Dheerga Sumangali (தீர்க்கசுமங்கலி)

Dheerga Sumangali (தீர்க்கசுமங்கலி), 1974 Tamil drama by A. C. Tirulokchandar starring K. R. Vijaya and R. Muthuraman; released 12 April 1974, remade in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.

DHgate.com (敦煌网)

DHgate.com (敦煌网) is a Beijing-based Chinese cross-border e-commerce marketplace founded in 2004 by Diane Wang, connecting small Chinese suppliers with overseas buyers placing small wholesale orders.

Dhian Singh

Dhian Singh Dogra (1796–1843), second of the three Dogra brothers, was chamberlain from 1818 and wazir of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh, Nau Nihal Singh, and Sher Singh; murdered 15 September 1843.

Dhiban, Jordan

Dhiban (ذيبان), Jordanian town in Madaba Governorate, 70 km south of Amman; ancient Moabite capital Dibon, findspot of the 1868 Mesha Stele; modern town settled in the 1950s, about 15,000 residents.

Dhikr

Dhikr, also spelled Zikir or Zhikr, is the Islamic practice of repeating names of God or devotional phrases, silently or aloud, and a principal prayer practice in Sufism.

Dhikuli Mound

Dhikuli Mound, also called Vairatapattana, is an ASI centrally protected ancient site at Dhikuli, Nainital, Uttarakhand, identified with the capital of the old kingdom of Govisana, visited by Hieun Tsang in the seventh century.

Dhilluku Dhuddu

Dhilluku Dhuddu (தில்லுக்கு துட்டு), 2016 Tamil comedy horror film directed by Rambala, starring Santhanam and Shanaya, produced by Sri Thenandal Films; released 7 July 2016, a hit that spawned a four-film franchise.

Dhilluku Dhuddu 2

Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (தில்லுக்கு துட்டு 2), 2019 Tamil horror comedy, sequel to Dhilluku Dhuddu; directed by Rambhala, produced by and starring Santhanam with Shritha Sivadas; released 7 February 2019.

Dhimmi (ذمي)

Dhimmi (ذمي; ahl al-dhimma): Islamic legal status of non-Muslim permanent residents under a protection pact ('aqd al-dhimma), entailing the jizya poll tax, worship rights, court autonomy, and public restrictions, from the Rashidun era to modern citizen-based reinterpretations.

Dhimmitude

Dhimmitude describes the protected but subordinate legal condition of non-Muslim groups, such as Jews and Christians, living under Islamic rule through the dhimma pact.

Dhindora

Dhindora: 2021 Hindi comedy-drama web series by Bhuvan Bam on BB Ki Vines YouTube; 8 episodes, ten characters, ₹11 crore lottery plot; season 2 coming to Netflix.

Dhira (film)

Dhira (2020) is a Telugu-language Indian animated adventure film by A Theorem Studios, directed by Arun Kumar Rapolu, using motion capture, about Vidhyaranya Swami, Vijayanagara, and Tenali Ramakrishna; distinct from unrelated same-title films.

Dhiraj Rajaram

Dhiraj Rajaram (धीरज राजाराम) is an Indian entrepreneur who founded the decision-sciences and analytics firm Mu Sigma in 2004, bought out its investors in 2022, and remains chairman and CEO.

Dhiraj Seth (धीरज सेठ)

General Dhiraj Seth (धीरज सेठ), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, is the 31st Chief of the Army Staff of India, in office from 30 June 2026. An Armoured Corps officer commissioned into 2nd Lancers in 1986, he is the first tankman to lead the Army since 1997.

Dhirauli Coal Mine

Dhirauli Coal Mine is a commercial coal mine in the Singrauli Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India, won by an Adani subsidiary in 2020 with 6.5 MTPA capacity.

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, also known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, is an Indian guru who heads the Bageshwar Dham Hanuman temple in Madhya Pradesh, known for his public divine court.

Dhirkot

Dhirkot (Dheerkot, Dheer Kot), hill town and tehsil in Bagh District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, at 1,676 m on the Kohala-Bagh road; gateway to Neela Butt and Sudhan Gali; not the Nepali Dhurkot rural municipality.

Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirubhai Ambani, born Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, was an Indian industrialist who founded Reliance Industries in 1958 and built it into India's largest private company and first private Fortune 500 firm.